You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for October 9.

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Today’s word is spritz, spelled s-p-r-i-t-z.

spritz /sprɪts/ verb [transitive]

: SPRAY

She spritzed perfume on the insides of her wrists.

Make sure to spritz the plants with water every day.

She spritzed her hair with hairspray.

Just spritz a few squirts of nasal spray up each nostril.

Starting today, the brand is adding an effervescent, booze-free spritz-in-a-can to its beloved line-up.

— Kate Dingwall, Forbes, 28 Apr. 2021

With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.

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